Top News

Google drops a Gmail-shaped bomb on Windows Phone — The ecosystem battle continues — For Windows Phone users, the news out of Google today couldn't be much worse. — The company announced it's removing support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync protocol for new devices from January 30th, 2013.

Google to tweak practices to end search probe — Federal regulators may end a two-year antitrust probe of Google's search business by letting the company make voluntary changes, such as limiting use of restaurant and travel reviews from other websites and letting search ad campaigns …

Comcast CEO: What we learned from Apple — Comcast CEO Brian Roberts applies the Apple model to his business empire: Keep it simple, and reinvent constantly. — FORTUNE — America's biggest media company isn't what you think. Comcast (CMCSA) takes in more revenue and commands …

Op-ed—A plea to Google: Protect our e-mail privacy — We recently learned that even the director of the CIA, David Petraeus, can't seem to secure his private e-mail conversations properly, and over the past month tech commentators have responded to that discovery with a familiar litany of depressing advice …

Below the Surface — Early data shows that the PC market has not experienced a “pop” from Windows 8. Market watchers have been anticipating this pop since every previous version of Windows has led to a surge in shipments. PC vendors have also been hoping for this to lift their volumes.

How the UN's ‘Game-Changing’ Internet Treaty Failed — German delegates on the fourth day of the 12-day-long World Conference on International Telecommunications (ITU/Flickr) — Did you know that, for the past two weeks, the future of the Internet has been at stake? — Yes, it has.

Washington Post Moves Social Reader Off Facebook — The Washington Post Company has decided to move its Social Reader app — which displays stories from Washington Post Co. publications and 90 other news organizations, including this one, on Facebook — to a standalone site at socialreader.com, the co...